After scoring a brilliant 116* off mere 53 balls while chasing vs JNS Mustangs a few days back, Sarfaraz had already showed his batting prowess on the damage he can inflict with the bat. Continuing his terrific form, Sarfaraz Jumani scores a yet another blinder of an innings this time vs Poddar Panthers in JFSC Dads Premier League.
After opting to bat first at Fatima Cricket Ground in Vidyavihar, Mumbai, Petit Panthers scored a massive total of 261/3 in 20 overs. Opener Fardeen Malabarwala gave a perfect start to the innings with a 21 ball 43 while it was Sarfaraz Jumani at no.3 who changed the game with a fantastic knock of 121* in just 50 deliveries smashing 7 fours and 10 sixes at a strike rate of 242.00. Sarfaraz got good support from the other end by Shawn B (49 off 37 balls) & Sameer Shaikh (32* off 7balls) smashing 4 sixes in the death overs.
Poddar Phantoms in reply managed 205/8 in 20 overs with Tenzing Niyogi’s 70 off 38 balls being the highest score. Petit bowlers successfully defended their total as they won the match by 56 runs. Sarfaraz Jumani for his whirlwind knock of 121 runs was declared man of the match.
Scorecard link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=236171&team_id=128811&tab=scorecard
Super Strikers after being put to bat first at Fatima Cricket Ground, Vidyavihar batted well posting a good total of 193/6 in 20 overs. Opener Tarun Jain was the top scorer in the match with 95 runs off mere 55 balls in which he smashed 10 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 172.73. From the bowlers, Viral Amin with 2/11 in 2 overs was the pick of the lot.
Ideally chasing anything above 180 in a T20 game is a bit difficult, however JNS Jaguars made the chase look easier winning the match by 5 wickets and 1.1 over to spare. Opener Atul Ganeriwal (43 runs) and no.3 batsman Jeetinder Diwan (34 runs) laid the foundation for the chase while Hemal Chitalia played the finishers role smashing a match winning 60* off 37 balls, an innings which included 4 fours and 3 sixes with a strike rate of 162.16.
JNS Jaguars won the match in an commanding manner while Hemal Chitaliya was declared man of the match for his quick half century.
Scorecard Link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=237066&team_id=115856&tab=scorecard
ns) at the middle order stabilized the innings with a crucial partnership. With momentum back to their favor, Ayush Zimare and wicket-keeper batsman Raj Waghela at no.7 & 8 respectively smashed impressive centuries. Ayush Zimare scored 131 off 174 balls which included 24 boundaries while Raj Waghela scored an exact 100 off 129 balls which included 12 fours and 6 sixes. Both Ayush and Raj stitched a massive 200+ run partnership as Vijay Manjrekar XI posted a big total of 442/10 in 113.4 overs.
Vijay Merchant XI in reply were all out for 74 runs courtesy a great bowling spell by Ayush Jethwa (3/1 in 2 overs) and Ayush Zimare (4/30 in 8.4 overs). Vijay Manjrekar XI in 2nd innings declared at 126/8 giving a target of 494 runs to Vijay Merchant XI team.Vijay Merchant XI in 2nd innings were all out for 236 runs with half centuries from Musheer Khan (83 runs off 142 balls) and Suryansh Shedge (64 off 54 balls). Ayush Zimare and Ayush Jethwa were again the pick of the bowlers taking 4/54 and 3/58 respectively.
Vijay Manjrekar XI won the match by 258 runs while Ayush Zimare stoodout as the standout performer with a knock of 131 runs in the 1st innings alongwith 8 wickets across both the innings.
Scorecard Link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/135398
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The very fact that you are in the playing XI of a Top Division tournament of Mumbai Cricket is no less than an achievement and then soaking all the pressure, enjoying the moment and even coming up with some memorable performances makes it all the more special. One such player who made it memorable for himself was Manish Rao from Parsee Gymkhana who took crucial wickets of Sarfaraz Khan and Yashwashvi Jaiswal in the finals.
Manish who has played all the 3 formats at domestic level has been grinding hard at club level and performances like this are indeed satisfactory as well as eye opening in more than one ways than one. Parsee Gymkhana batting first scored 204/6 in 20 overs courtesy a brilliant 55 off 32 balls by Sachin Yadav followed by late blitz of Parag Khanapurkar (39 off 18 balls, 1 four, 4 sixes), Shams Mulani (20* off 8 balls) and Manish Rao (13* off 5 balls).
Chasing anything above 180 is difficult and it gets all the more difficult if it’s the finals of a marquee MCA Tournament. Parsee Gymkhana successfully defended their total restricting the powerful line up of Payyade SC to 117 all out in 16.2 overs. Siddhesh Lad was the top scorer for Payyade scoring 55 off 37 balls. From the bowlers, Parag Khanapurkar and Manish Rao were the star performers as both the experienced campaigners came up with 3 wickets each. Parag took 3/20 in 3 overs while Manish took 3/14 in 2.2 overs including two prized wickets of current IPL Players Sarfaraz Khan and Yashashvi Jaiswal.
Parsee Gymkhana won the match by 87 runs and became the crown Champions of T20 Talim Shield Tournament. Sachin’s half century certainly played a pivotal role, Sachin Yadav is now the top scorer of the tournament with 217 runs in 6 matches at an average of 43.16 while Manish Rao gave an all-round performance alongwith Parag Khanapurkar who now has 165 runs and 8 wickets in 6 games alongwith 16 sixes to his name in Talim Shield Tournament.
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Abeer XI after being put to bat first at DPC Dadar, posted a very healthy total of 185/7 in 20 overs. Even though it was a mixed start to the innings with a few wickets lost early on, however Ram Shukla coming at no.4 changed the game. Ram smashed a quickfire half century smashing 62 off 38 balls which included 7 fours and 2 sixes.
Defending a total of 186, Mumbai Vikings were restricted to just 151/9 in 20 overs courtesy a brilliant spell of bowling by Gagan Tripathi. While Nishant Modi took the crucial wicket of Siddhesh (42 runs) who was looking really good, it was Gagan who provided crucial breakthroughs at the middle order with a short yet effective spell of 4/15 in 2.2 overs. Ram who scored 62 runs also contributed with the ball taking 2 wickets as Abeer XI won the match by 35 runs.
- Man of the Match: Gagan Tripathi
- All-Round Performance : Ram Shukla
- Scorecard Link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=236961&team_id=117003&tab=scorecard
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AV Cricket Academy opting to bat first at Babu Rao Sagar Cricket Ground in Telangana, Hyderabad posted an impressive total of 280/8 in 40 overs. Opener Aryan Reddy continued his purple patch with the bat top scoring for his team with 71 runs off 75 balls (9 boundaries). Apart from Aryan, the rest of the players contributed with 20’s and 30’s.
Defending 281, Mir Ali Cricket Academy were all out for 174 runs in 39 overs. Aryan Reddy was the pick of the lot with the ball too taking 3/31 in 7 overs. G Prem & Vivek Gagan also contributed well with the ball taking 2 wickets each.
Result: AV Academy won the match by 106 runs
Scorecard link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2368740/individual/Av-Academy-2021-vs-MACA-
The demand for sidearm specialists is increasing every passing day with most of the franchise teams as well as International teams recruiting sidearm specialists in their squad for training and practice. The profession of sidearm specialist has progressed a lot in the last 2-3 years and one such youngster who is hopping on to the trend with good speciality and skills is Abhishek Jain from Mumbai.
23yr old Abhishek from Mumbai is a professional cricketer himself but he started practicing sidearm since 2017 when the trend was not even picked up. In the last 4 years, he has worked hard on increasing his skills, pace and accuracy. A right handed batsman and a right arm off-spinner, Abhishek himself pursues cricket in Mumbai and plays club level but at the same time he wishes to grow as a sidearm specialist.
Abhishek Jain shared with Cricketgraph:
“Being a cricketer myself, it gets easier for me to learn and understand what the player wants during practice. That’s one benefit I get because I myself play cricket and I realize potential areas to bowl which will benefit the players during practice sessions. I take feedbacks from the players on what areas do they need deliveries to be pitched while I mix my own intuition too, overall it’s been a great learning experience since last 4 years which has resulted in me working with some top players of Mumbai”
Abhishek currently provides sidearm practice under Dinesh Lad sir’s guidance at his academy. For the uninitiated, Dinesh Lad is one of the most sought after cricket coaches in Mumbai who has given India many domestic and international cricketers including the likes of Rohit Sharma and Shardul Thakur. Abhishek’s stock deliveries are Yorker, outswingers and he manages to bowl between 130-135 kmph. Abhishek has been committed to improve on his skills and his commitment towards the work of sidearm has resulted in him working with many Ranji Trophy Level Cricketers.
In the last few years, Abhishek has worked with many players right from Shashank Singh (IPL and Ranji Player), Atif Attarwala (Mumbai Senior Team), Siddhesh Lad (Mumbai Senior Team), Akhil Rajput (Domestic Player), Suved Parkar (Mumbai Jr Team), Aayush Jethwa (Mumbai Jr Team), Rudra Tank (Mumbai Jr, Team), Pranay Kapadia, Ishan Roy, actor Bhaktyra Irani from JNS Jaguars Cricket Team and many more.
Truly Marians opting to bat first at the scenic MIG Cricket Ground in Bandra scored a more than decent total on board of 167/8 in 20 overs. After losing a few quick wickets, Vijay Singh coming at no.4 stabilized the innings with his gutsy half century. Vijay top scored for his team smashing 53 runs off 34 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. Abhishek Singh with 2/26 in 4 overs was the pick of the lot Sudeep Gokhale also bagged 2 wickets for 8 runs.
Poddar Phantoms in reply could only managed 140/7 in 20 overs with most of their batters failing to convert their good starts into something substantial. It was a disciplined bowling performance from the Truly Marians bowlers with 2 wickets each from Jinesh Kothari and Neelesh Dhamnaskar.
Result: Truly Marians won by 27 runs
Scorecard link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=236168&team_id=128811&tab=scorecard
PARIKSHIT VALSANGKAR (4/10)
In the match between New Hind Sporting Club and Sainath SC at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, New Hind managed to defend a low scoring total of 91 runs restricting Sainath SC to 73 all out in 19 over. Parikshit Valsangkar was the most impressive of the lot coming up with excellent bowling figures of 4/10 in 4 overs including one maiden representing New Hind SC. Youngster Akshat Jain was also impressive in the match as he scored 55 off 38 balls from Bhatnagar Team.
ANGKRISH RAGHUVANSHI (65*)
In the match between Parkophene Cricketers vs Apollo CC at Parsee Gymkhana Ground, Apollo CC Chasing 128 won the match by 7 wickets courtesy a solid 65* off 54 balls by youngster Angrkish Raghuvanshi. Angkrish’s unbeaten half century included 10 boundaries.
SHIVAM DUBE (69*)
In the match between Karnatak Sporting Assn and Bhatnagar Sports Club at MCA Stadium, Karnatak SA scored 200/7 in 20 overs with Ramanpreet (51) and and Shivam Dube scoring half centuries. Shivam top scored for his team scoring 69 off 41 balls which included 7 fours and 4 sixes. Karnatak SA eventually won that match by 66 runs.
Jayesh Pokhare (79*)
In the match between Parsee Gymkhana and and SPG at Parsee Gymkhana Ground, Parsee Gymkhana scored 185/7 courtesy an unbeaten half century by Shams Mulani (51* off 31 balls). Shivaji Park Gymkhana could only managed 154/6 in reply but it was Jayesh Pokhare who top scored in the match with a hard fought knock of 79 runs off 50 balls, a knock which included 6 sixes!
Aman Khan (60*)
Chasing 142 vs Sind Sports Club at MCA BKC Ground, DY Patil won the match in a commanding manner with more than 6 overs to spare and 7 wickets in hand. The man who proved to be the destroyer for Sind SC was hard hitter Aman Khan smashing an unbeaten 60* off 27 balls at a strike rate of 222.20 alongwith 7 sixes.